Chris Matthews

stimulus

http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/01/28/chris-matthews-msnbc-i-forgot-obama-was-black-for-an-hour/?icid=mainhtmlws-main-ndl1link3http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bvblackspin.com%2F2010%2F01%2F28%2Fchris-matthews-msnbc-i-forgot-obama-was-black-for-an-hour%2F

response

Dear Dr Watkins

I don't own a TV so I see CM only on the TV in the breakroom at work. Personally I would prefer a real news channel like Bloomberg than msnbc.

And no one has ever called me a liberal.

But I think I want to defend CM. Like many whites he is ill at ease when discussing race. Since blacks, like whites, are a very diverse group, it is difficult to know what to say at times that will not offend. He was projecting the joy he felt at the possibility of a post-racial nation onto his political persona.

At my workplace, we have a mix of races and nationalities. At my office, the highest ranking person was a black woman until she retired after having a stroke. The next level down, a white male retired early, leaving another white male and a black male.

During the campaign, there was some felt but not well articulated tension between the races. Since the election, none is evident.

As a white male, I can tell you it is not appreciated when race is always brought to the table. There are issues that are non-racial.

Dr K